Castello dei Rampolla, Toscana IGT, d'Alceo 2010 Chardonnay Supremely pure and focused blackcurrant

Supremely pure and focused blackcurrant with a sweet cassis edge to the fruit

and spring flowers

ash red cherry

and 4% Viognier that spent a full 32 months in French oak

Best held until 2008 and beyond

Castello dei Rampolla, Toscana IGT, d'Alceo 2010 Chardonnay Supremely pure and focused blackcurrant97 Vinous Deep ruby. Perfumed aromas of black cherry, blackcurrant, minerals, cedar and graphite are lifted by an intense note of violet. Smooth and fine grained, with rich, multilayered flavors of vibrant cassis, blackberry, vanilla, aromatic herbs and candied violet. The finish is silky and extremely long, resonating with violet and flinty blackcurrant. DAlceo is almost one of Italys top 20 wines of the vintage, but this 2010 looks as if it will